History 1301 Midterm Review Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1
The Great Biological Exchange
Correct Answer
Biological exchanges of plants and animals enabled a better and longer life for Europeans, who took food items back to
the old world were suddenly able to grow food to support their large population. Indians, on the other hand, were
destroyed by the exchange, becoming the victims of European diseases..
.
Question 2
Hernan Cortes
Correct Answer
Leader of the conquistadores who driven by dreams of gold and glory sailed from Cuba to conquest the Aztecs in 1531.
Question 3
Bartolome de las Casas
Correct Answer
First bishop of Chiapas, In southern Mexico. He devoted most of his life to protecting Amerindian peoples from
exploitation. His major achievement was the New Laws of 1542, which limited the ability of Spanish settlers to compel
Amerindians to labor for them.
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,Question 4
King Henry VIII
Correct Answer
King of England, was married 6 times. He formed the Protestant church, known as the Church of England after being
excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. The creation of the Protestant church divided the country.
Question 5
Queen Elizabeth
Correct Answer
Daughter of Henry VIII, ruled England for 45 years and gave Sir Walter Raleigh permission for his expedition to the New
World, eventually creating Roanoke. She also helped England defeat the Spanish Armada
Question 6
The Spanish Armada
Correct Answer
In 1588, a fleet was assembled by Phillip II of Spain to invade England, but they were defeated. The defeat helped bring
the decline of the Spanish empire.
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, Question 7
Roanoke
Correct Answer
The first English settlement in North America, in 1587. Sir Walter Raleigh returned to England for supplies, and when he
returned the enitre settlement was gone, and no one knows what exactly happened.
Question 8
Virginia Company
Correct Answer
The first joint-stock company in the colonies; was founded in Jamestown and promised gold, conversion of Indians to
Christianity and passage to the Indies.
Question 9
Jamestown
Correct Answer
The first permanent British colony established in New World, 1607 in Virginia.
Question 10
Bacon's Rebellion
Correct Answer
(1676) Led by Nathaniel Bacon, Virginia settlers and farmers revolted against the hated governor, William Berkley. The
rebellion was sparked by depressed tobacco prices, rising taxes, but most importantly freed servants seeking land.
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Question 1
The Great Biological Exchange
Correct Answer
Biological exchanges of plants and animals enabled a better and longer life for Europeans, who took food items back to
the old world were suddenly able to grow food to support their large population. Indians, on the other hand, were
destroyed by the exchange, becoming the victims of European diseases..
.
Question 2
Hernan Cortes
Correct Answer
Leader of the conquistadores who driven by dreams of gold and glory sailed from Cuba to conquest the Aztecs in 1531.
Question 3
Bartolome de las Casas
Correct Answer
First bishop of Chiapas, In southern Mexico. He devoted most of his life to protecting Amerindian peoples from
exploitation. His major achievement was the New Laws of 1542, which limited the ability of Spanish settlers to compel
Amerindians to labor for them.
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,Question 4
King Henry VIII
Correct Answer
King of England, was married 6 times. He formed the Protestant church, known as the Church of England after being
excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. The creation of the Protestant church divided the country.
Question 5
Queen Elizabeth
Correct Answer
Daughter of Henry VIII, ruled England for 45 years and gave Sir Walter Raleigh permission for his expedition to the New
World, eventually creating Roanoke. She also helped England defeat the Spanish Armada
Question 6
The Spanish Armada
Correct Answer
In 1588, a fleet was assembled by Phillip II of Spain to invade England, but they were defeated. The defeat helped bring
the decline of the Spanish empire.
Page 2 of 24
, Question 7
Roanoke
Correct Answer
The first English settlement in North America, in 1587. Sir Walter Raleigh returned to England for supplies, and when he
returned the enitre settlement was gone, and no one knows what exactly happened.
Question 8
Virginia Company
Correct Answer
The first joint-stock company in the colonies; was founded in Jamestown and promised gold, conversion of Indians to
Christianity and passage to the Indies.
Question 9
Jamestown
Correct Answer
The first permanent British colony established in New World, 1607 in Virginia.
Question 10
Bacon's Rebellion
Correct Answer
(1676) Led by Nathaniel Bacon, Virginia settlers and farmers revolted against the hated governor, William Berkley. The
rebellion was sparked by depressed tobacco prices, rising taxes, but most importantly freed servants seeking land.
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